SimpleBackups

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Laurent Lemaire

Figure out to carry out certain tasks using SimpleBackups.

How Tos / Using SimpleBackups

Store your website backups on any cloud storage (AWS, DigitalOcean, Dropbox, Wasabi, Google, ...).

Get started with cloud storage for backups

Create Jelastic File or Database Backup

Backup & Restore

How to use MySQL configuration file to allow authentication without credentials for MySQL backups.

How to create a Passwordless MySQL Backup

Add the --routines flag to dump MySQL database stored procedures and functions.

How to dump stored procedures/functions on MySQL

Back up a a private server/database using SimpleBackups Tailscale, allowing for secure backup without exposing the database to the internet.

Connecting a private database

How to restore a Single MySQL Database Backup

Whitelist IP addresses for Amazon RDS. Add firewall rules on AWS for RDS.

How to enable Remote MySQL Connections for Amazon RDS

Incremental MySQL/MariaDB backups using Bin Logs

How to Enable Binary Log for MySQL or MariaDB

Database Backup

How to store your backups locally, on a block storage, or on a NAS using SimpleBackups.

Store backups on your NAS or local volume

Explains the different ways you can customize your backup storage path(s).

How to customize the backup storage path

Back Up DigitalOcean Spaces Bucket To Another Storage Provider

Mount DigitalOcean Spaces Bucket On Linux

Backup Storage

How to enable Window Subsystem for Linux, SSH into Windows server, and use bash to interact with Windows filesystem.

Enable WSL and SSH into Windows with Bash

How to set the time zone for backups and snapshots.

Change timezone for backups / snapshots

Create new user on Ubuntu, with sudo access without password.

Create a passwordless sudo user

Create a Zap to run hourly backups for you.

Create Hourly Backups using Zapier

Whitelist IP addresses in cPanel for MySQL. Add firewall rules for MySQL.

Enable Remote MySQL Connections in cPanel

Change the temporary backup folder used by SimpleBackups.

How do I change the temporary backup folder?

Whitelist IP addresses in WHM for MySQL. Add firewall rules for MySQL.

Enable Remote MySQL Connections in WHM

Tips & tricks

Documentation

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